Did anyone see the "new" Ann Landers column that disses cosleeping?

[nancy926]

Hi,
I usually don't read "Dear Annie" (the new Ann Landers column run by 2 younger women) but the other day I did and it made me mad. A woman wrote in to say she and her husband were newly separated and possibly divorcing and she wasn't sure if they should stay together for their 2-year-old. The woman said her husband had been sleeping in another room b/c the 2-year-old slept in their bed with her and the husband snored loudly. SHe also mentioned they hadn't had sex in 6 months. "Dear Annie" said something like "don't let the child replace his father in your bed" or some other such ignorance, and said to check with a physician about the lack of sex drive.

Who are these women?

How do I write to them and explain that they are WAY off? I'm sorry this woman is unhappy, but cosleeping is not at fault.

nancy

[Alstrameria]

The idea of the "marital" bed as something to strive for is ridiculous anyway. Anyone who's ever had problems sleeping together, and hasn't let it become an issue will know.

I kick dh out of bed half the time because he snores, and flip flops like a pancake. He also wakes at 5 am sometimes and wakes me up. This is before we even address the idea of a child sleeping in our bed.

Like the bed's the only place to do it anyway :rolleyes: And anyway, it's sleep . One should sleep where one sleeps best, including the babies.

Anyway, you all know what I'm talking about!

Jen

[nancy926]

I completely agree!

I am thinking of writing to "Dear Annie" to say just that, but couldn't find the newspaper I read the column in....I'm wondering if anyone knows the address or email address of Dear Annie....anyone? I did a search on the web but couldn't find anything.

[cinna-mum]

Somebody write to these women about the advice they are dishing out!!!! Silly silly women!!!

If my dh was to have suffered from being booted out of the "marital" bed because the kids wanted to sleep with me..he would have left 4 kids ago!!! Golly... he puts himself in the other room ( where we have another double bed) just so he gets some sleep!!!

And really.. he sleeps, I sleep, the baby sleeps and the toddler sleeps ( and my two eldest sleep together mostly or with dh) and we are all waking refreshed and the kids are feeling very secure.

What is wrong with that?

As for the sex bit...well, I agree, the bed is NOT the only place for it!!:LOL

Cinna-mum

[GruppieGirl]

I recently heard that exact same question on Dr. Phil.

Strange.

[Ms. Frizzle]

Well that just stinks.

[lilyka]

We have that colomn in our local paper and I am always a bit disturbed by the advice they give out. I don't expect it to last long.